Private foundation · EIN 36-2429540 · Chicago, IL · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where Retirement Research Foundation's grants went

It reported $2.26M in grants paid across 232 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 206.5% of those dollars to 104 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”

Form of application
OUR WEBSITE WWW.RRF.ORG CONTAINS THE FORM IN WHICH APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED ALONG WITH ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, EXCLUSIONS AND LETTERS OF INQUIRY WITH REQUIRED INCLUSIONS. WEB INQUIRIES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO INFO@RRF.ORG. APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE DOWNLOADED IN WORD FOR COMPLETIONS
Deadlines
FEBRUARY 1, MAY 1, AND AUGUST 1
Restrictions
OUR WEBSITE WWW.RRF.ORG CONTAINS THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS FOR ALL MAJOR GRANT PROGRAMS. THE MAJOR GRANT PROGRAMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: ADVOCACY; DIRECT SERVICE; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION; RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING STANDARD GRANTS AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING FLEX-FUND GRANDS.
Website on filing
HTTP://WWW.RRF.ORG

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 225 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Illinois Partners for Human Service
Chicago, IL · EIN 45-4408108
$125,000PROGRAM GRANTSame city 1.00
Older Adults Technology Services
New York, NY · EIN 55-0882599
$125,000PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Health and Medicine Policy Research Group
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3143826
$87,500PROGRAM GRANTSame city 1.00
Health and Medicine Policy Research Group
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3143826
$87,500PROGRAM GRANTSame city 1.00
National Council on Aging
Arlington, VA · EIN 13-1932384
$87,500PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
National Council on Aging
Arlington, VA · EIN 13-1932384
$87,500PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
The Massachusetts General Hospital
Somerville, MA · EIN 04-1564655
$86,658PROGRAM GRANTKnown alias 1.00
The Massachusetts General Hospital
Somerville, MA · EIN 04-1564655
$86,658PROGRAM GRANTKnown alias 1.00
Miami University Scripps Gerontology Center
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$82,000PROGRAM GRANTUnmatched Help match
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY · EIN 13-5598093
$75,000PROGRAM GRANTKnown alias 1.00
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY · EIN 13-5598093
$75,000PROGRAM GRANTKnown alias 1.00
Legal Action Center of the City of New York
New York, NY · EIN 13-2756320
$75,000PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI · EIN 05-0277222
$75,000PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
The University of Texas Foundation
Austin, TX · EIN 74-1587488
$72,310PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Grantmakers in Aging
Arlington, VA · EIN 13-4014982
$70,605PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Tides Center
San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3213100
$65,000PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Tides Center
San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3213100
$65,000PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation
Washington, DC · EIN 82-1517696
$62,500PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation
Washington, DC · EIN 82-1517696
$62,500PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Center for Medicare Advocacy
Mansfield Ctr, CT · EIN 06-1172509
$62,500PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Center for Medicare Advocacy
Mansfield Ctr, CT · EIN 06-1172509
$62,500PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Medicare Rights Center
New York, NY · EIN 13-3505372
$62,500PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Medicare Rights Center
New York, NY · EIN 13-3505372
$62,500PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Pension Rights Center
Washington, DC · EIN 52-1059121
$62,500PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Pension Rights Center
Washington, DC · EIN 52-1059121
$62,500PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Cogenerate
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$62,500PROGRAM GRANTUnmatched Help match
Cogenerate
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$62,500PROGRAM GRANTUnmatched Help match
University of Iowa
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$62,500PROGRAM GRANTUnmatched Help match
University of Iowa
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$62,500PROGRAM GRANTUnmatched Help match
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY · EIN 13-1924236
$61,602PROGRAM GRANTKnown alias 1.00
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY · EIN 13-1924236
$61,302PROGRAM GRANTKnown alias 1.00
Kingdom House D/B/A Lifewise Stl
Saint Louis, MO · EIN 43-0652648
$60,000PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Innovation Development Institute Dba Matter Chicago
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$60,000PROGRAM GRANTUnmatched Help match
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$58,333PROGRAM GRANTUnmatched Help match
National Alliance to End Homelessness
Washington, DC · EIN 52-1299641
$55,464PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
National Alliance to End Homelessness
Washington, DC · EIN 52-1299641
$55,463PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Foundation
Chicago, IL · EIN 82-2702561
$55,000PROGRAM GRANTSame city 1.00
Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Foundation
Chicago, IL · EIN 82-2702561
$55,000PROGRAM GRANTSame city 1.00
Miami University Scripps Gerontology Center
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$54,758PROGRAM GRANTUnmatched Help match
Miami University Scripps Gerontology Center
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$54,758PROGRAM GRANTUnmatched Help match
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic
Lebanon, NH · EIN 22-2519596
$52,363PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic
Lebanon, NH · EIN 22-2519596
$52,362PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Mid-Florida Area Agency on Aging Inc Dba Elder Options
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$52,161PROGRAM GRANTUnmatched Help match
Mid-Florida Area Agency on Aging Inc Dba Elder Options
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$52,069PROGRAM GRANTUnmatched Help match
Ageoptions Inc (Fka Suburban Area Agency on Aging)
Oak Park, IL · EIN 36-2806193
$50,000PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Ageoptions Inc (Fka Suburban Area Agency on Aging)
Oak Park, IL · EIN 36-2806193
$50,000PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Benjamin Rose Institute
Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-0714482
$50,000PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Benjamin Rose Institute
Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-0714482
$50,000PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Esperanza Health Centers
Chicago, IL · EIN 32-0115907
$50,000PROGRAM GRANTSame city 1.00
Injustice Watch
Chicago, IL · EIN 47-4537172
$50,000PROGRAM GRANTSame city 1.00

7 more lines ($53.6K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    75 recipients in common
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    34 recipients in common
  3. Jpmorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
    33 recipients in common
  4. The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
    27 recipients in common
  5. John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL
    25 recipients in common
  6. Circle of Service Foundation Chicago, IL
    25 recipients in common
  7. Polk Bros Foundation Chicago, IL
    24 recipients in common
  8. Verizon Foundation Basking Ridge, NJ
    21 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.